REFLECTION: AS ABOVE SO BELOW, AS WITHIN SO WITHOUT

Being a teacher, a guide, and a mother has taught me a lot about myself. I am often reminded of the practices that I need to implement on myself.

I was asked to co-facilitate a women's gathering and thought it was perfect to offer my throat-heart-womb service. With that offering, I like to perform a few medicine songs at the end. A week before the event, I got congested. I did everything I could naturally to get rid of the congestion and sore throat but there was something still lodged up in there. I mean, it was way back there where I could not reach, or even thought that my nasal cavities could even be. I thought to myself, “This has got to be something energetic.”

It was time for the women’s gathering and I still had the congestion lodged up in there. I wanted to sound “good”. I wanted to sound “perfect”. As I led the event, I was guiding the other women to allow, to honor where they are now, to simply be, and be ok with it all. (I may do a blog later regarding the feminine way to “be” and all the benefits it has). Then we sang the medicine songs. My voice cracked and it was hard to reach certain pitches because that was where the congestion was, right in the middle of my vocal range. I stayed strong, kept it going, and it was still a lot of fun! I showed up as me, as how I was at that moment, and honored that.

During the closing circle, I realized that my need to sound good is what caused the blockage - both physically and energetically. This was a limiting belief that has been with me since childhood, but this time I got the chance to overcome and heal from my past. The gathering felt like an initiation of what I am ready for next in my journey.

It was a beautiful reflection of what I taught during the women’s gathering and I humbly bow in such great gratitude. Always learning, healing, and expanding. Thank you!